Local Labor Official Sentenced On Federal Charges

St. Louis, MO – ANTHONY DAVIS, president of Mail Handlers Local 314, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay full restitution on charges involving his embezzlement of approximately $42,166 of union funds by using fake invoices submitted for payment. 

Davis, O’Fallon, IL, was convicted in September of one count of embezzlement of Labor Union funds.  He appeared today for sentencing before United States District Judge Carol E. Jackson.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General and Office of Labor-Management Standards.  Assistant United States Attorneys Dianna Collins and John Ware handled the case for the U.S. Attorney's Office.